Posted February 9th 2010 at 6:32 pm by Mara @ What's For Dinner?
Yep, its 5 p.m. here.
And I’ve already eaten dinner.
You know those days when there’s something to look forward to the next day, and you just can’t sleep? Maybe Christmas, or the day before your birthday? Well, when a teacher is anticipating a snow day, every little noise sounds like it could be a phone call… and then when the call never comes, it makes for a very sleepy day! When it started snowing harder late this morning, our district administration canceled all after school activities for both teachers and students and we got to all leave at 2:15. Rather than making a trip to the grocery store for dinner in the increasing snow, and deal with people who think its going to be the Snowpocalypse 2010 of the Midwest, we opted for something more epic.
I picked us up sandwiches from Baloneys with every intention of eating it later. Much later. But 4:30 rolled around and my stomach was rumbling, so I opted to eat dinner right then, and will probably have a snack later. I dissected this gorgeous reuben into a sauerkraut, corned beef, and swiss cheese salad… luckily I took a picture before I made it a disgusting-looking yet delicious-tasting mess:
It’s kind of nice being done with dinner this early… I feel like I can now just relax, maybe work on perfecting my chocolate almond cookie recipe, and definitely watch Biggest Loser. But, before I go, I got a few more anonymous questions that I’d like to take a minute to answer. These are SO much fun!
What’s your top 5 favorite foods? If we’re talking generically, that’s easy: sushi, cheese, roast chicken, peanut butter, and chocolate. If we’re talking specifically, it’s a bit harder, but I can do it: harumaki roll from Daruma (spicy tuna w/2 kinds of sauce, scallions, and more spicy sauce), burrata cheese, my mom’s (or grandma’s) roast chicken, PB & Co. Dark Chocolate Dreams PB, and any chocolate by Vosges.
Do you ever go through long periods of success with your weight loss and then fall off the wagon (rhetorical question)? I just did… 
What do you do to re-motivate yourself ? I was successful on Weight Watchers for a very long time. I quickly lost 50 lbs and then had a terrible year, and suddenly, losing weight lost priority. I lost most of my motivation to lose weight, and instead maintained for a LONG time (3-ish years). I’ve recently gained back 20 or so lbs, and honestly, the ONE thing that helped me get my motivation back was hearing about others’ success. A couple close friends are following a similar eating plan that I’ve recently started, and having great success…which has helped me keep going! My advice: find yourself a support system!!
I know you were on Weight Watchers, what plan are you following now or is just one you have come up with yourself? I loved your wedding photos…so beautiful! First of all, THANK YOU!!! I can’t believe the wedding was almost 3 months ago! I’m following, essentially, the Paleo Diet, as outlined on this site. I didn’t make it up, and as I mentioned here and above, having friends following it too have really helped!
What was your first date (ever) like? Let’s see… I didn’t even realize this WAS a date until years later. It was 6th grade, and this boy from my Hebrew school class liked me. His name was Micah and he wore Hypercolor shirts, and I thought he was SO COOL. He bought me a pen with roses on it for Hanukkah, and then one with my name engraved on it for Valentine’s day. At this point, he invited me to have dinner with his family. I accepted, got dressed up, and his mom made (mind you, this was 1991) veggie burgers and salads with alfalfa sprouts, and offered to teach me Sanskrit in exchange for some Hebrew we were learning. His dad ate his salad with his mouth open and sprouts were hanging out of his mouth like hair… and that’s all I remember!
Do you like turtles? YES! I like turtles 
I think they’re very cool animals, and have quite an affinity for Crush, the turtle from Finding Nemo, dude.
I’m off to be a granny and relax from now until I fall asleep… so probably about 7 p.m. Keep those questions coming!
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I totally remember those hypercolor shirts! haha! Enjoy your night!
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Dinner looks seriously good!!
Have a great night!!
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Haha I love granny nights. I am laying in bed waiting for Lost to come on!
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I couldn’t wait to eat that dinner either!
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I am a granny too! I’m ready to hit they hay at 830.
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Yay for snow days!!!! I am crossing my fingers that we get one tomorrow. Although, it’s a lot harder to close an entire company than it is a school. Darn!
Haha, great questions tonight. Do you like turtles…lol how random! I love it!
Enjoy your night hun!
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Wow that sandwich looks soooooooo good…I dont know if I could have waited either
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Nothing wrong with an early dinner! I do it quite often
Hahah – I’m never going to look at sprouts the same way again! Ewww! The turtles in Finding Nemo were the best part!
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I love being a granny!!! The other night everyone was tired at 7PM, so the kids went to bed and I was in bed 7:30PM. I love it.
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Hehe I’m all about the early dinners and bedtimes, I love it!
I love your Q&A, especially when they involve Nemo!
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OOOH I am SO a bubbie any night that I can sneak it in.
Always reminds me of seinfeld as well. “breakfast the night before”
shall we see if there are rooms available for us at Del Boca Vista?
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